test... this is al jazeera live from new york city. i am tony harris. growing anger over concessions made to restrain iran's nuclear program. new information just released on the deadly newtown school shooting. new charges are filed in a controversial ohio high school rape case. and a deadly winter storm threatens holiday travel for millions of people. iran has agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange from crimming economic sanctions.

some don't think iran will hold up its end of the short-term bargain. the european union says it could relax sanctions as soon as december. both sides have time to reach the long-term deal . >> you rain yam enriched to 20% will be neutralized and iran will not be allowed to install new 7 triv fu centrifuges. some are concerned iran won't live up to its end of the deal. mike viqueira is here for us. mike, fill us in on some of the reaction coming from those in washington reporter>> the president, secretary of state, top administration officials describe this as a first step toward a simple goal, ensuring that iran does not develop a nuclear weapon that would destablize the region and provoke a military response. the president has left it on the table time and time again to prevent iran from doing so. the president says give this a

chance. iran, we will give them six months to demonstrate their sin te sarty. he is traveling on the west coast. it's largely a fund-raising trip. he had remarks on camera today in san francisco. here is what he had to say. >> if iran sees this is opportunity and chooses to join the global community, then we can begin to chip away at the mistrust that's existed for many, many years between our two nations. none of that -- none of that is going to be easy. huge challenges remain, but we cannot close the door on diplomacy. and we cannot rule out peaceful solutions to the world's problems. we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically but it's not the right thing for our security. >> now, that tough talk and bluster is certainly coming from republicans on capitol hill but also from democrats as well and the issue is trust. a lot of parallels, tony, being drawn between iran and north korea. north korea, obviously for

years, has been playing this game with the west, promising to roll back its nuclear program. when they get what they want, they start back up again. bob corker, the top republican on t on the committee visited the president when this deal was taking shape. the president is asking them to hold back on toughening new sanctions on iran. here is corker's reaction to the deal. ? >> it looks like we have tacitly agreed they will be enriching for commercial purposes down the road. i think you are going to see on capitol hill again a bi-partisan effort to try to make sure that this is not the final agreement because people know this administration is strong on announcements, very -- long on announcements but very short on follow drive-thru. and i think there is a lot of concern. >> reporter: so the president is asking the senate to hold back, give this six-month period a chance. we heard from the democratic leader harry reid and he hinted strongly that's what he is going to do. there will be stronger sanctions

coming out of various senate committees. it appears now that they are going to be on hold at least for a little while. >> the threat of even tougher sanctions certainly keeps the pressure on both sides of this equation. mike viqueira, always good to talk to you. in the past 48 hours, we have heard a lot about uranium enrichment. what does it mean? and how does this deal slow iran's nuclear program? jonathan betz is here to explain all of that to us? >> it's very complicated, tony. what you need to make a nuclear bomb is a lot of uranium 235. it is very special, and it is not easy to get. it starts with putting uranium into a 7 trcentrifuge, spinning thousands of times. >> that's what is called enriching it. it creates a special isotope that can be good for a bomb or a reactor, but it's very expensive. it can take a long time. that's why it's out of reach for most countries. iran has been working on this for decades. this deal still allows it to enrich uranium. now, only in small doses. no more than five than 5%.

iran had enriched a lot of uranium, to a 20% level. >> that's a big deal because at that level, iran is close to having enough uranium for a bomb a couple of months to get rid of dye lute all of that stockpile there, losing that, sets back the program by months. iran can still keep all of those centrifuges used to make the uranium richer. it can't build new ones. inspectors will be allowed in to make sure the work is being done. as a reward for this, $7,000,000,000 worth of sanctions will be lifted. this doesn't completely erase ran's program. it freezes it and keeps them, for the moment, from getting closer to it. >> enrichment. in short, it's science? >> it's science. it's very complicated. it's very expensive, but it's basic science. they've got incredibilile

capabilities right now. >> jonathan, thank you? >> thank you, sir. iraq study group has been especially critical of, as you know, the iran deal. benjamin netanyahu has called it a historic mistake:. al jazeera's nick schifren joins us from jerusalem on israeli reaction. nick? reporter: hey, tony. it's pretty amazing. the entire world is hailing this as a historic diplomatic break through. as you said, the one country that's not is the u.s.'s top ally in the middle east. not only is israel aggressively and publically countering this agreement but it's risking the relationship with the u.s. to do so. >>reporter: for years, iran that let en today destroy israel and israel has viewed iran as an threat? >> we cannot and will not allow a regime to attain the means to obtain this goal.

we will not allow iran to have a nuclear weapons capability ability. >> the deal signed in geneva increases israeli fears. >> this is the middle east. the americans are being lied to and being naive and foolish. >> after the deal, if iran were to decide to make a secret nuclear weapon t would take about six weeks. because they have missiles that can reach here outside the parliament, israel says the deal is unacceptable. >> opposition extends from the government to the streets. >> america is quite safe at home. the first hits here. >> sanctions were working. i don't believe iran is to be trusted. >> now, israel has few options. it can use american f-16s to strike iran but most say that would fail. it's expected to redouble intelligence efforts and keep up the pressure. >> top israeli officials are fly to go washington. congressional allies are threatening more sanctions. >> i have crafted legislation and the international

community's feet need to be held to the fire over the next six months to ensure this interim deal is not the norm. >> israel's deal completely storms it t the u.s. agreed. >> we will be able to have greater inspection, greater knowledge, greater restraint. and that will expand the amount of time it would take for them to break out and create a nuclear weapon. that makes israel safer reporter>> israel is skeptical of american resolve to dismantle iran's nuclear program. it will do whatever it can to undermine a deal reporter>> one other reason israel may be very skeptical is this program has come out now. the secretary of state john kerry was in oman talking secretly with ran in the months before the ministers got to geneva and made this deal. hessentially, that deal was presented in geneva as an almost

completed deal with iran. it was therefore presented to israel as a completed deal even though prime minister netanyahu and president obama had talked about, in the months before, that there was no secret plan to make a deal with iran for the israels, actually feel like president obama has been lying to them. >> i see. all right. that's strong. nick, appreciate it. nick schifren to discuss the diplomatic doors opened by the deal with iran is curt volume kerr. he is the formerker. he is the former. ambassador, good to talk to you? >> good to be here. >> a pleasure to have you on the program. what do you think of the deal? >> well, i think that it is us that is the west, reducing some of the sanctions that we put in place that were aimed at getting iran to eliminate its program in exchange, only for iran freezing its program. so you have all of these u.n. security council resolutions that is say that iran has to get rid of this stuff. now we are doing a deal that says they can keep it. they can keep enriching at 3 and

a half percent level, keep the cenftrifuges. in exchange, we are now lifting the safrlingsz we put in place to try to get them to get rid of thatnctions we put in place to try to get them to get rid of th that. >> let me push back on that. iran is committed to neutral eyes its stock pile. isn't that a roll back? >> that is down to a lower level of enrichment. but the ability to get back to 20% is now cemented in place. the 7 triv fuse are there. the know-how is there and it would take about a month to get back to where they were. >> you can't get iran with this deal can't get now, even more high-tech, centrifuges and increase the number it already has. isn't this a roll back? >> it's not a roll back. it's a freeze in place. the number is significant, about 19,000. >> if you can't get new centrifuges, you can't move forward? >> no. >> that's not right. >> no? >> they have everything today

that they had in order to get where they got to with the 20% enriched uranium and getting closer to rep weapons' greater than richment. they can go back to that again. what this does is it stretches out. this is what secretary kerry said. it stretches out for six months with no further advancement in the hope that we can got further away from it. we are doing it with fewer sanctions in place. while this negotiation goes on, iran can continue to do other things that are not in the agreement, like testing its missile technology. >> right. >> building the physical facility of iraq without the reactor and maintaining the know howe in order to be able to move ahead at some later date, possibly even faster if it got to that. so, the content of this agreement is really just a freeze. it's why everyone says it's a temporary agreement. the big deal is whether we get iran to actually do what the u.n. has demanded that it do, which is reverse and eliminate the nuclear weapons program. the u.s. administration believes

this takes us closer. as you hear from israel, from saudi arabia, from a lot of other people who have been watching this, they are afraid it does the opposite. >> isn't it more likely that iran will live up to the terms of this agreement, given all that it has to gain by living up to this agreement? >> sure. i don't have any doubt that iran will live up to the terms of this agreement. it doesn't require them to do very much. >> okay. >> it allows the ie -- and they are not going to add new things and they are not going to add -- develop the reactor at iraq. but having those things in place cements in iran a capacity for enrichment which has never been accepted before by the international community and the ability to reprocess uranium again when they choose to, to get back to those higher levels because they will have the technology, the know how, the centrifuges going, keeping the 3 and a half percent stuff in place. >> ambassador, good to see you? >> thank you. >> ambassador curt volker with

us. >> student employees charged in connection with a rape case, including failing to report child abuse. two teenagers were convicted. we will have more on this story shortly. it has been nearly one year since a lone gunman walked into an elementary school and opened fire. new details detailing the mats kerr that left 20 children and six school staff members dead. john tarrant is here to walk us through the findings of this report. what's revealed? >> quite a lot we knew before but a lot that we suspected. this was released on the website only. there was no press conference, no fanfare, released at 3:00 o'clock this afternoon on the department of criminal justice website in connecticut. the key finding, according to the lead prosecute is the 20-year-old gunman acted alone. lots of speculation about

whether he might have had some help from family or some friends that he may have had that nobody knew about. according to the report, he acted alone. the other key finding is that we learn officially now of the movement of the police for the first time. the report says that the school was locked down at 9:30 in the morning. as it always was. >> that's standard practice. at 9:35 and 39 seconds, the first 9-1-1 call came in. the police were on the scene. the first officer four minutes later, quickly followed by two more officers. six minutes after the first 9-1-1 call was received, police entered the building for the first time and found the you know believable carnage that you and i can only imagine. the report states, clearly, that from beginning to end, the whole thing was done in less than 11 minutes. >> so, john, does the report tell us anything about adam adam lanza's motive? >> the report says clearly there

is no noefb and says very clearly we may never know what the motive was. they haven't -- the official report has not established a motive. there is a lot of information we didn't previous previously know. the report tells us that lanza was obsessed with mass killings, particularly the columbine shooting in colorado back in 1999. he h he had a stack of articles some going back to the late 1800s. the articles talked about killing children. he had violent video games including one that was called "school shooting." the report tells us he hadn't left his house for three months prior to coming out to go to sandy hook school. it said he had black trash bags on his windows to keep the sunlight out and he hadn't spoken to his mother, the mother he killed before going to sandy hook elementary school except via e-mail for the previous three months. one of the little interesting note, there was a computer smashed up in the home when the police got there.

a lot of people speculated there would be information on there that would reveal a motive. >> the hard drive? >> the report says they haven't been able to see what the hard drive contained. unless they do by some miracle of the future, they will never no for certain. >> i will sneak in one more. there has been some controversy over the length of time it has taken. >> yes. >> to produce this report. >> the report was due in the summer. it was delayed on two occasions. the lead prosecute says one of the reasons for that is in multip multiple interviews, they expressed concern for their safety. they didn't want their names mentioned at all. they were worried about their safety. >> that's the official reason according to the lead prosecute. there er. this is only a summary of the full report. there are thousands of pages from the police which are not included in this information that is now being released. as you can imagine, the associated press is suing to get

their hands on all of the information. today in connecticut action some of the 9-1-1 calls have not been released. he will look at his judgment sometimes in the next couple of days or at least he says shortly. of course, there are conspiracy theories. people think there is some legal reason or underhand reason why this is delayed. whether that will assuage those conspiracy theoryists, only time will tell. >> appreciate it. thank you. >> everybody knows about the storm now goss through most of the united states. it's going to be fairly intention. i want to take you here towards texas. about 24 hours ago, when actually, northern texas and oklahoma were really being dealt the blow, take a look at some of the video that has come out

herition was a major problem. 27,000 people lost their powers. of course the highways were a mess. a lot of people not ready for driving as well as a dallas/fort worth airport, we were talking about 300 flights delayed or cancelled. come back to the weather and let's take a look at what's going to happen over the next several of days. let's put this in motion. 24 hours ago, now let's go forward in time, still messy weather that was a big problem across arkansas, mississippi, a lot of storms toward the south. now, it will be tennessee as well as kentucky that's seeing most of the ice. temperatures are low, above freezing here across the northern part of southeast everyone united states. wilt watch this all night. if you are traveling on highway 81, that is where we expect to see a lot of the problems here look at most of the warnings for ice storm here across north carolina, across the appearlations, toward 95.

it's on the road. later, i will bring you your forecast on wednesday. back to you. >> kevin, appreciate it. thank you, also, here is an investment for you: a chunk of the eiffel tower was up for auction today. and you won't need a detective to find the maltese fallcomcon. those stories coming up next on al jazeera america.

that historic deal, we need to explore that. ali velshi, what impact have wen

see on energy prices in the aftermath? >> immediately after the announcement on saturday night, it was down slightly in trading. oil settled at $94 and $0.09. by the way, tony, i say settled because it never stops trading. we pick a time in the afternoon, 2:30 eastern, called the settle time. now, despite the fact oil's down despite the fact that no additional iranian crude oil has hit the market yet. this happens. this is speculative. it's in anticipation of what's going to happen. iran has the fourth largest oil reserves behind venzuela, saudi arabia and canada. any let-up on the sanctions that have blocked the current tree's oil exports will end up blood boosting supply and could push prices lower in the coming months. you have seen it on oil prices. you will probably start to see it in gas prices. >> explain that to me. what might be the impact on gas prices? >> all right. so the national average for a gallon of self-serve unleaded is three bucks and $0.28.

that actually is pretty low compared to what we have seen, down seven -- up $0.07 a gallon from where we were a week ago. you can see the prize have started rising again and analysts had been expecting gas to kick up another $0.10 a gallon over the holiday season between now and sort of the new year but the deal with iran as long as it holds may reverse that. here is the thing to think about. extra supply may bring prices of oil down enough to kill the benefits of this energy boom that we have been having in the united states because that oil we ship in is chapati earn the oil we actually drill. eap earnl we actually drill. this deal well iran and lower oil prices, good for you at the gas pump may be bad for our energy boom in america. >> can't wait, ali velshi. re "real money" here on al jazeera

america. >> see you. it doesn't take a detective to know that movie memorabilia can be worth a lot of money. the auction house selling one of the two original maltese falcons, a problp from the clasc movie, bonhams estimates the statue could sell for a 7-figure sum. so if movie mem rorabilia isn't your thing, perhaps a piece of the eiffel tower is on your shopping list this year. a portion of the original staircase dating back to 1889 was auctioned off for about $230,000. paul brennan now from paris. since it's construction in 1889, millions have climbed the staircases and risen in its lifts. it remains the highest structure in paris, recognizable worldwide as a symbol of the french capitol. it was a pioneering example of

art and engineering combined. the chance to own an original section of the eiffel tower was something special indeed. >> it was the invention of the iron structure. houses have been made because this new technique. it was artistic and technique. both sides. that's why it's imagine. >> in this photo, gustav eiffel stands on the staircase, his son-in-law on the landing below. a success of those same straps steps remains 456r78 up the tower today. in october this year, a violin reputedly played on the titanic went for $1.7 million at auction type of a small piece of the berlin wall can be bought on the internet for just over $50. how about a whole bridge? in 1968, an american developer pulled london bridge for a million dollars and rebuilt it in his arizona theme park i

think it is a very beautiful object because it's not just a piece of the eiffel tower. it's also a staircase. it's also a skullp tour. it is also wrought iron. there is a historical dimension to it. this object is plenty of things. >> i wouldn't mind buying a piece of the eiffel tower because it has a historical and sentimental value. >> others are on display. private collectors own a few others in existence. the new owner of this section has joined an exclusive club. >> painted this battleship gray, slightly rusting at the edges, this staircase doesn't really convey the full romance and majesty of the eiffel tower. to look at it that way is to miss the point because the magic comes from ascending and desc d descending these stairs and knowing you are literally

standing in the footsteps of gustav eiffel, himself. paul brennan, al jazeera, paris. >> michael is here. michael, we are used to hearing about the concussion story played out in football. >> you are a little surprised it's just now coming out in this sport? >> yeah. >> 10 former nhl players said the league concealed the risk of brain injuries and exposed players to unnecessary damage. this seeks damages and medical monitoring. the suit comes three months after the n.f.l. agreed to pay $765 million to settle lawsuits for former players who developed concussion-related health problems. speaking of hockey, tampa bay hockey lightning coach is walking two weeks after breaking hisle leg.

he said he plans to play this season and hasn't ruled out playing in the soshi olympics. in the baseball, three months after major league baseball handed peralta al suspension, the shortstop signed on 4-year $50 million contract with the st. louis cardinals. 55 rbi and 107 games. post-season, he hit 333 with one homerun, four doubles and six rbi in 10 play-off games. those are sports headlines this hour. baseball players, it pays to cheat right now if you get that much money. >> after being suspended. >> yeah. >> the incentive to play by the rules. i am just saying. michael, thank you. archeologists have found evidence of the founder of buddhism may have been born sentries earlier than currently believed. the remains of a wooden structure have been discovered at a temple in lubini. the site is thought to be the

birthplace of the buddha and is sacred to buddhists. the structure dates 200 years before scholars believed the buddha lived. coming up, al jazeera america. >> the terror of life in syria and new hopes for peace. and immigration reform in america. what will it take to bring about chan change?

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back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your top stories, a winter storm has left at least 8 people dead in the u.s. snow and ice is causing delays at airports around the country. forecast owners say the storm will slow thanksgiving travel plans. the sand hook school closing, investigate orders say the shooter, adam lansa acted alone and they may never know his motivation. president obama is trying to get

some support for a tentative deal with iran on the nuclear program. he said talking tough is the easy thing to do. it's not the right thing for america's security. some lawmakers are opposed to the agreement. new developments in connection with a ohio teen rape case today. the state's attorney general ram announce did four stubenville employees, including the superintendent have been charged. bisi onaliri joins us live. this is the latest shoe to fall in this case. it is as disturbing as all of the other claims in this case. >> reporter: this is a case that has stirred a lot of emotion. during the initially investigation, two teens were convicted of rape. now, four adults are under the microscope. a stubbenville, ohio,

superintendent, two coaches and a school principal are now facing criminal charges in a rape case that put the small midwest community in a bad light. the charges are the result of a week's long grand jury investigation into whether the adults knew of the 2012 rape allegation involving two football players and tvictim, a 16-year-old girl. >> the message from this grand jury of citizens of this good county is this: this community is rectifying the problem. this community is taking charge. this community is fixing things. this community is holding people accountable. >> stub enville school superintendent, mike mcveigh, principal, linnet gorden and two coaches face a number of charges, including obstruction of justice and contributing to under-age alcohol consumption.

>> earlier this year, 17-year-old malik richmond and trent mays were found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl. the case drew national attention after a photo and video appearing to document the assault surfaced online. the case divided the community. there were accusations of a police cover-up and accusations others may have been involved. >> we must treat rape and sexual assault as a serious crime of violence that it is. and when it is investigated or when any other crime is investigated, everyone has an obligation to help find the truth. >> the ohio attorney general, mike dewine said the grand jury spent weeks investigating and heard more than 100 witnesses. the adults charged could wind up behind bars from a month to more

than seven years. >> there are a lot of people in the community who questioned whether there will be more charges coming while the ohio state attorney general made it very, very clear that as of now, the grand jury's investigation is complete. >> bisi onaliri. thank you. president obama spoke in san francisco today about the country's immigration laws. he arts republicans in congress to stop standing in the way of reform and talked about a billus to stop standing in the way of reform and talked about a bill and talks about the future. >> it addresses the key issues that need to be addressed. it would strengthen our borders. it would level the playing field by holding employers account albuquerque. it would modernize our system so we eliminate family visas and make it easier to attract highly skilled entrepreneurs from beyond our borders. it would make sure everybody plays by the same rules by

providing pathway to earned citizenship for those living in the shadows. >> joining me to discuss president obama's immigration policies is sun min kim. good to have you on the program? >> thank you for having me. >> pleasure, pleasure. did you hear anything from the president today that you hadn't heard before until the hecklers decided they had heard enough? >> there is not a lot of news that president obama can make these days on immigration because it really is up to the republicans and the house of representatives on how they want to go forward on immigration reform and if they want to go through forward on reform, obama has made some concessions i he said last week he is fine with their piecemeal approach where you carve up a bill in different

pies until we saw this heckler near the end of the speech, there was not very many new things in his speech. >> what is speaker boehner's position at the moment. r on immigration reform? >> speaker boehner gave an interview that congress needs to get immigration reform done. this is a prior to for him the house as not moved on major bills overall on the house floor. we asked them is gramings reform dead? he said absolutely not whether they are moving forward on reform, we are not seeing that yet. >> what is the strategy? if you are the house speaker, the house can work on its own separate piece of legislation or speaker brainer can lead the senate bill forward what is the

likely preachily approach here? >> speaker boehner and most house republicans have long ruled out the senate immigration bill. they are not comfortable with how the senate lays out the so-called pathway in the united states. they don't like that at all. they are not a fan. >> what will they do? >> we are waiting to a step by step approach. they want to do border security in another bill. we have not seen those bills come to the house floor. we don't have a timetable on when they are. >> can the president do more than what he has from this point? what would he see generally is when presidents make something a real prior to thil give us a major speech and hit the road. can the president do more to

make this a clear priority of his second term? >> i think you will see more high-profile speeches from the president like we did see in california today. in terms of those speeches, whether that would move the needle is unlikely. he is not at -- a lot of house republicans don't like him in terms of directly, there is not a lot he can do except try to make the publication actions sway public opinion and try to put pressure on house republicans to bring up immigration reform: it's a complicated issue. >> it's a pleasure having you on the program. a congressional reporter for politico. afghan president hamid karzai insists he won't back down from his agreement to sign

a security council. he met with susan rice who urged him to sign a packet that would allow thousands of american troops to stay in the country beyond president 2014 withdrawal deadline. he wants a successor to sign the deal. u.s. officials say it must be finalized by the end of this year it could be a major breakthrough in efforts to i need syria's long and bloody civil war. the u.n. says it will hold peace talks in geneva on january 22nd. if all goes as planned, it will be the first time the syrian government and the opposition will sit down at the negotiating table. james bates reports reporter>> the new year holding out perhaps new hope for the people of syria. they have been talking about face to face talks to be held here in geneva for essentially months. the opposition has said a standing down is their position.

the date for faux january 22nd. we have a clear understanding the kongference for a peaceful transition, that is for all of the syrian people, for freedom, and which guarantees protection to all community did in syria. . >> he left refusing to answer any questions from reporters and there are question marks about the proposed talks. the young and arab league, special envoy would only add he hoped the opposition would attend i couldn't say whether iran and saudi arabia would be invited? >> we haven't established a list yet. two countries will certainly be among the possible participants. >> the syrian opposition remained deeply divided even if

delegates go to the geneva talks, they don't represent and do not have control of many of the fighters, particularly those who are believed to be linked to al-qaeda. >> let's be honest, james. there is a problem in our ability to represent everybody. i think what we represent, we represent the aspirations of most syrians fighting the assad regime, whether they are peaceful movements or the rebels. >> the plan is for the talks to start on january the 22 under in the prince for dig nat taries like john kerry, and sergei lavrov and bank ban ki moon. he wants syrians around the table. nine people representing the opposition and nine members of the assad government. >> ambassador bohimi says his model tonight talks those in

bohn which installed karzai in power. there is a big importance. the taliban had been defeated. it seemed as though the fighting had ended. in syria, blood shed is far from over. for those who have yet to leave their gnomes syria, peace can - sin i can't. ceph knee decker introduces us to them. >> it's 1:00 o'clock in a district of damascus. one of the local activists is asking a group of children what it's like living here. >> when we were at school, piles of dead bodies were brought in every day. we used to see them being prepared for burial. as they continue to tell their story, this happened: a shell

hits the area. it's a snapshot of what it's like on the ground. while political bickering has the lex reof time, many living here do not. the united nations says almost half of syrians are now dependent on foreign aid to survive, 9.3 million people 6 and a half million are intshlly depletrnly 100,000 people have been killed and a new report by the oxford research group says at least 11,000 of those are children. today, these children survived. access tracked them down in the capitol. >> we were ride okay bikes when we saw the activists. he said, i want to film you. when we were filming, the shell landed. we didn't get hurt.

my mother started crying. >> my mother cried. >> many asked the question: if political pressure paves the way for a safe visit by the chemical weapons inspector, why can't the same be done for the medical aid? the people of syria desperately need. >> that's stunning. the united states says it will not honor china's new air defense zone. other stories making headlines. >> china declared the zone this weekend, and it covers a group of uninhabited islands in the east china sea that are also claimed by japan and taiwan. japan's foreign ministers says he will not recognize it. world leaders fear the suit could lead to a miscalculated arms confrontation. pakistan is unveiling its own fleet of drones after being sharply critical of drone strikes in that country. it's not clear if the drones are armed. the pakistani military says they could use to help with

development projects. >> two candidates claim to have the upper hand in hon dueras. more than half of the ballots from sunday's voting have been counted. juan hernandez of the ruling national party says et cetera well ahead but his leftist riffle is also declaring victory. >> thailand's prime minister invoked a law around bangkok after protesters forced their way in to the finance ministry. it allows a curfew. they marched through the streets calling for the current government to step down. these are the largest protests since demonstrations started 3 weeks ago. hundreds of protest orders clashed with police in ukraine angry about allegiance shifted from the west to therussia. the protest was the nation's

logicalest since the orange revolution nine years ago. europeans say russia threatened to impose sanctions if at a time deal with the u.n. was signed. >> important stories, all of them. appreciated. thank you. >> with less than two weeks until world aids day, new legislation signed into law and as the name suggests, the law is giving hope for some to have life-saving surgery. al jazeera reports. >> rob had been battling kidney disease for 10 years when he was finally, put on a transplant list. then, in 2006, a doctor told him he was hiv positive. >> he told me that meant that i could no longer get a transplant, which was very devastating because i was waiting. >> he was lucky. in 2010, a nurse included him in a clinical trial of 100 hiv organ recipients giving him a second chance.

on march 21st, 2013, doctors transplanted a new kidney. >> it's like a new life. i have so much energy. >> other patients like rob have new hope now that president obama has signed the hiv organ policy equity or hope act. it's now legal for hiv-positive organs to be donated to hiv-positive people who need them. it could save thousands of lives. eddie rosco leads a counseling group. he has lost many friends over the years to hiv aids. >> excellent news for the hiv community. there is a hope that they will have -- no longer have to be waiting longer to get a transplant. >> rob says he is now motivated to share his story with others living with hiv, saying he is the living, breathing example of the success that the hope act can bring. >> rob says he hopes the years of waiting and uncertainty he

experienced will become a thing of the past. >> i think it's great. you i think it's going to change a lot of people's lives, going to give a lot of people hope because it definitely gave me hope. >> hope to focus on his future and not give up on life. july i can't yar bo, al jazeera miami. >> a big loss for the chicago bulls, michael eves is up next with the day in sports. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? determining using some sort of subjective interpretation of their policy as to whether or

not your particular report was actually abusive, because if it doesn't contain language that specifically threatens you directly or is targeted towards you specifically, they may not consider it abuse. they may consider it offensive. and in that case they just recommend that you block that person. >> i don't want to minimise this, because i mean, there's some really horrible things that are on line, and it's not - it's not just twitter, what has happened through social media and the anonymity of the net is that you see websites, hate-filled websites targetting all sorts of groups, popping up. there has been a huge number of those that exist as well.

people want help from the louisiana coastline >>. >> michael eaves with the day in sports. >> bad news for one of the biggest superstars, in his blues, born under a bad sign, albert king said if he didn't have bad luck, wouldn't have any luck at all. darren rose must feel like that can, too. he underwent a procedure to repair torn cartilage and his recovery could take up to six months. in may of 2012, rose tore a ligament in his left knee that kept him out of the playoffs that season and the next season as well. through 10 games this season, rose averaged 16 points, four assists and three rebounds. joining me is former n.b.a.

kenny anderson. tib doe said the team dealt with it before. how do the bulls recover frommet yet no way injury to their growth? >> yeah. you hate to see something like this happen to a humble young man. if i put my gm hat on, you know, he is probably done for the season, going to have to come back. might have to shift the gears and blow up the team because the team is basically surrounded. it's set up for derek rose. you need pieces around him to be successful for the bulls. therefore, deng, booser, those pieces are put there for derek rose to lead the bulls. now, with his injuries, they

might have to blow it and look for the future. what derek rose does have on his side is age. he is very young. i think he will come back and i hope and pray when he comes back, he can really produce for, you know, a number of of years, three or four years. being a guard and the way he plays his explosive necessary and cutting it might be difficult. i hope everything works out for him. >> speaking of injuries, mar seau is out indefinitely t mavericks' owner mark cuban said they should allow players to use human growth hormone. would you be open to using legal hgh? >> that's a catch two 2, you know, you have a recovery, you know, you want to get back out there on the court. but will it affect your living afterwards, your future when you stop playing?

>> something that i will be -- i probably wouldn't take it, you know, i think some of these gm owners invest a lot of money in those young players and they want their value. they want those guys out there on the court. the player has to be in tune in his body and in his self, because there is not a lot of loyalty with a lot of these teams, you know, it he end of the road. >> help me frwith this new york situation, from a baskets ball standpoint, the knicks or the nets struggling. what must change with both of those franchises going forward? and can blame the net struggles on jason kidd? >> well, first the next, injuries, the way they are starting right now. injuries to tyson chandler, jr smith missed five games.

i think it threw them out of whack, you know. i am a mike woodson fan. i thought he did a hell of a job last year. >> that's going to take some time to get back. they lost some pieces, some key pieces on the three-point shooter. he is now with toronto. that was one of their biggest threat. they haven't been deadly from the 3-point line like they were last year. with the nets, i think jelling, you know, jelling. they have paul pierce, kevin garnett from the celtics, you know, wear and tear. they have a lot of years on the body. they have a lot of years on their body and throw in joe johnson and deron williams with all of his injuries. jason kidd, first year coach, you know, that's a great

opportunity but it's a work in progress, up expected a lot for a guy now coming on to the sideline kenny anderson, thank you so much beneficial, kobe $48 million, he will be the highest paid player in the league. >> not bad. encouraging. thank you. here is hope. >> button up and brace yourself for a blast of winter weather. kevin is up next for the forecast for thanksgiving week. then "real money". >> oil and the nuclear deal with iran. could a glut of iranian crude oil kill america's ambitions of being an energy powerhouse? also, why banks say they will have to start charging you for deposits. the argument for and against ceo

salary caps. all that and more coming up on "real money." every night on my show i break down confusing financial speak and make it real. >> and now, a techknow minute...

satellite radar image, we have mixing precipitation across kentucky and tennessee. we have snow going across the great lakes. >> that's about ready to go into the northern part of new england, but the problem tonight is gotion to be the its on the roads across the appalachians, primarily highway 81. if you are traveling here all the way down from parts of pennsylvania down through tennessee, you need to be very careful. some you have stuff you won't see on the roads. of course, as the night goes on, it gets a little colder, that's the big problem there. also, other highways, 77, to the northern part of it as well as 64, that could be a major problem. tomorrow, as well as through wednesday, a lot of people traveling tomorrow actually. it's going to be the rain down here towards the south, expecting to see two to three inches of rain, anywhere from

georgia, alabama, through the eastern seaboard. the reason we will see more rain loose the eastern seaboard is the area of low pressure we were concerned about is tracking a little more inland. anything to the east will be rain. anything to the west and northwest will be show snow. >> that's what we will see here across the great lakes, four to six inches of snow and to the east will be the major problem there we expect most of the delays here atlanta hartsfield, cleveland up towards parts of montre montreal, delays down toward the south in terms of rain, mix and snow across that region. we will be keeping you informed tonight as well as tomorrow on what you can expect. then, of course, we will expect to see it. >> that's our national weather. have a great evening.

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm tony harris with a look at the top stories. >> the whip terrorist win stir g delays at airports and it will slow thanksgiving travel plans. >> authorities in connecticut have closed the case on the sandy hook elementary school shooting. the shooter acted alone and may never know why. >> the president obama is trying to get support for iran. he said talking tough is the easy thing to do but